Dubai

Great flight from Bangkok to Dubai (Our first time flying Emirates).
Jarvis got a birthday cake during the flight ( I got the dates a little wrong so we had to pretend it was his birthday(which was actually a day later)). Surprised at how 'unwelcoming' passport control was - aren't the passport officiers supposed to look and talk to you when they check your passport?
Anyway once we reached the hotel (Hyatt Place Residences, Deira) things were better. We were foolish enough to immediately attempt Dubai Mall in the afternoon/evening(thought it was a good idea to jump right in) - what were we thinking(it's only the largest shopping mall in the world) - I blame the jetlag for impairing us! While there, in a great daze, we managed to then lose Lachlan. Our stress levels hit the roof, but we managed to find him after about 10minutes of frantic searching (worst nightmare stuff) - a huge wakeup call  -  he had only disappeared just out of sight (he was concentrating on his lollies while we were concentrating on Arabs buying flash watches). Ollie and Jarvis think Lachlan has the best story - being lost in the world's largest mall!
Crashed into bed absolutely exhausted.